From the bestselling author of One Child comes the story of three of former special education teacher Torey Hayden's most extraordinary challenges.Nine-year-old Cassandra, kidnapped by her father and found starving, dirty, and picking through garbage cans--is a child prone to long silences and erratic, violent behavior.Charming, charismatic four-year-old Drake will speak only in private to his mother--while his tough, unbending grandfather's demands for an immediate cure threatens to cause irreparable harm.And though she had never worked with adults, Hayden agrees to help fearful and silent eighty-two-year-old massive stroke victim Gerda--discovering in the process that a treatment's successes could prove nearly as heartbreaking as its limitations. What does it take to break through to a soul locked away by trauma, family secrets, and the ravages of time?Dissociative Disorder: The battle to reach Cassandra, a nine-year-old survivor of kidnapping and abuse, whose fractured mind has created a secret family of 'Snakes' to cope with her past.A Shocking Family Secret: The mystery of four-year-old Drake, whose silence is not what it seems, concealing a devastating deception that has jeopardized his future.Aphasia and Lost Memories: An unlikely bond with Gerda, an eighty-two-year-old stroke victim, whose fragmented speech unlocks a lifetime of hardship and unspoken truths.An Unforgettable Non-Fiction Memoir: From bestselling author Torey Hayden, a powerful and moving look at the world of child psychology and the unbreakable resilience of the human spirit.
Sobre o autor(a)
Hayden, Torey
Nascida em Montana, EUA, Torey Hayden passou a maior parte de sua vida trabalhando com crianças em situação de risco. Vivendo agora no Reino Unido, oferece orientação e serviços de aconselhamento a diversas entidades voltadas para a infância. Torey é autora de inúmeros livros de grande sucesso internacional, sobre suas experiências enquanto terapeuta e professora de educação especial, como One Child, Ghost Girl e Just Another Kid. É também autora de três romances, além de The Very Worst Thing, uma história para crianças de oito a doze anos. |
| ISBN | 9780062662750 |
| Autor(a) | Hayden, Torey |
| Editora | William Morrow |
| Ano de edição | 2017 |
| Páginas | 384 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 19,80 X 13,20 |